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The exercise in the question belongs to the use of Collective Nouns. The correct verbs are shown in bold letters.
(a) The jury consists of twelve men and women and is chosen from names on the electoral roll.
(b) The class were listening attentively as their teacher explained the experiment to them.
(c) The committee meets every month.
(d) The procession was slowly making its way to the centre of town.
(e) The mob were running here and there waving their posters and shouting loudly.
(f) The firm of solicitors was well-known for its dependability and respectability.
(g) A swarm of bees flew angrily from their hive. They attacked a small boy who had upset them.
(h) The police are often called upon to perform extremely dangerous duties.
(i) The Board of Directors was dissatisfied with the Chairman's decision.
(j) Country folk are said to be more friendly than their city counterparts.
(k) A bunch of keys has been found in the car park.
(l) The company has moved to its new premises in Jakarta.
(m) The crew of the spaceship were examined by a panel of doctors to ascertain how the time in outer space had affected them.
Explanation: Generally, Collective Nouns take Singular Verbs but depending on the context of their uses plural verbs can also be used with them i.e. when members of the group or collection get individual emphasis.
For Example, Sentence (m) - here, the word "crew" is a collective noun but the sentence refers to checking or examining of the members of the crew, hence, a plural verb is needed to convey the sense.
One example to explain the use of singular or plural verb with the same word as a collective noun. Here I have taken the word (family)
1. The family (as a single entity) is good but the family ( referring to members as individual units) are sometimes fighting over trivial issues.
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The exercise in the question belongs to the use of Collective Nouns. The correct verbs are shown in bold letters.
(a) The jury consists of twelve men and women and is chosen from names on the electoral roll.
(b) The class were listening attentively as their teacher explained the experiment to them.
(c) The committee meets every month.
(d) The procession was slowly making its way to the centre of town.
(e) The mob were running here and there waving their posters and shouting loudly.
(f) The firm of solicitors was well-known for its dependability and respectability.
(g) A swarm of bees flew angrily from their hive. They attacked a small boy who had upset them.
(h) The police are often called upon to perform extremely dangerous duties.
(i) The Board of Directors was dissatisfied with the Chairman's decision.
(j) Country folk are said to be more friendly than their city counterparts.
(k) A bunch of keys has been found in the car park.
(l) The company has moved to its new premises in Jakarta.
(m) The crew of the spaceship were examined by a panel of doctors to ascertain how the time in outer space had affected them.
Explanation: Generally, Collective Nouns take Singular Verbs but depending on the context of their uses plural verbs can also be used with them i.e. when members of the group or collection get individual emphasis.
For Example, Sentence (m) - here, the word "crew" is a collective noun but the sentence refers to checking or examining of the members of the crew, hence, a plural verb is needed to convey the sense.
One example to explain the use of singular or plural verb with the same word as a collective noun. Here I have taken the word (family)
1. The family (as a single entity) is good but the family ( referring to members as individual units) are sometimes fighting over trivial issues.
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Still any problem in understanding the answers and the concepts, please feel free to ask in the comments section or post fresh questions.
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